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Back to School Stationery Set

Fail

Shoppers spend only $68K a year here, so Back to School Stationery Set is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 489 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −3 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£68K/yr251K searches / yr
90-day growth
+70.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
66%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 80 sellers

Flapen Score

Back to School Stationery Set against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Back to School Stationery Set is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Back to School Stationery Set market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Back to School Stationery Set 251K times last year and spent an estimated £68K. The top 5 brands take 78% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 251K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +70.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £68K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
251K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+70.1%
Conversion, latest week
2.9%
Market size, estimated
£68Ka year
Peak month
August9.7× the quietest month
Top search term
secondary school stationery set28K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.32.

Listings sell for £9.32 on average, from £2.53 to £18.68. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £9.32 that is £2K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.32under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.53–£18.68
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£5K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #53 within Office Supplies. It carries 2,008 reviews at 4.61 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
6.5%
Average rank
#53in Office Supplies
Average rating
4.61 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,008per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 32 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
32 months

Products

Top Back to School Stationery Set products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£7K£14K£20K£27K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

80

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

19%

  • Helix56%
  • Paper Mate9%
  • STAEDTLER5%
  • OBYJCA4%
  • CALCUSO4%
  • Linex3%

Demand

Back to School Stationery Set search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 9.7×

Search terms

Top Back to School Stationery Set search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • secondary school stationery set28K/yr
  • filled pencil case26K/yr
  • pencil case set26K/yr
  • high school stationery set13K/yr
  • back to school stationery set34K/yr
  • stationery set for boys19K/yr
  • boys stationery set19K/yr
  • pencil case with stationary9K/yr
  • school pencil case set7K/yr
  • helix oxford8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Back to School Stationery Set

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Quality-Overall23%−0.05

Misinformation about quality

Not what I expected at all very cheap

Cheaply made and no refund

Durability17%−0.15

Will break

it soon broke

Didnt last long

Size-Overall15%+0.44

The case is on the very large size

Unfortunately it is not fit for purpose though

its too large

Value For Money12%+2.03

erasable it is a bit expensive

Not what I expected at all very cheap

Grip8%−0.05

pencil won't grip firmly

Love

Quality-Overall30%−0.05

Excellent selection of quality kit

Good quality it's nice that it comes in a decent case as well

Amazing quality

Value For Money26%+2.03

Great for the price

Value for the money

Excellent value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+1.06

exactly as required

Exactly as advertised

Exactly as described

Size-Overall5%+0.44

Big enough to put the calculator inside

Good size

I love the fact it all fits perfectly into the tin

Correct Contents4%+0.35

perfect amount of everything

Brilliant a got all the bits and pieces needed

So many items

Return

0.2% Return rate 37% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall28%▁▇█▆█▅

The case is on the very large size

Unfortunately it is not fit for purpose though

its too large

Functionality-Overall17%█▁▄▄▅▅

The mechanical pencils don't work brilliantly

Quality-Overall11%█▄▃▅▂▅

Misinformation about quality

Not what I expected at all very cheap

Cheaply made and no refund

Defective Material/Parts10%█▄▅▂▂▃
Value For Money9%▁▁▁█▃▄

erasable it is a bit expensive

Not what I expected at all very cheap

FAQ

Common Back to School Stationery Set questions

Answered from the same tracked data.